200 College Road
Gallup, NM 87301

University of New Mexico Gallup is located in Gallup, New Mexico. The adobe-style campus looks out over the red rock mesalands of the Colorado plateau. The population of Gallup is close to 21,000 but because of our easy accessibility to the reservations, our trade population on any given Saturday can number close to 100,000 and on holidays and festive occasions. The region's diverse cultural events are celebrated throughout the year.

Over the years, UNM Gallup has been widely supported and sustained by the citizens of Gallup-McKinley County through general obligation bonds, property taxes, mill levy elections, and generous donations from private individuals and families such as the Gurleys and Mr. & Mrs. John Zollinger, whose donation was used to expand the UNMG Zollinger Library.

Excellence in education is fundamental to the core values of University of New Mexico Gallup. University of New Mexico Gallup values each individual, the strength of the community, and the power of working together in a climate of shared responsibility. University of New Mexico Gallup, working in partnership with the region, will demonstrate and promote excellence in education to enhance the region's social and economic foundation.

Quick Facts:

University of New Mexico Gallup is home to approximately 3,000 students.

Located near the Navajo, Zuni and Hopi Reservations, this University of New Mexico Gallup campus has the largest Native American student body of any Public university in the world and awards close to $3,000,000 annually in tribal, federal and state grants as well as private, civic and corporate grants and scholarships.

The mission of University of New Mexico Gallup is that it develops lifelong learners in a context that is responsive to the cultures of this region.

As a branch of The University of New Mexico, UNM Gallup is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools.

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